Monday, July 20, 2020

Sister Sorority - Birders

I think Birding is so much like Nudibranching.  I watched this show recently and I really enjoyed it!


I especially like the guy Chris Cooper who talks about the Seven Joys of Birding:
Joy #1    Beauty of the birds
Joy #2    Being in a natural setting
Joy #3    Scientific discovery
Joy #4    Hunting without the bloodshed (Stalking the bird)
Joy #5    Puzzle solving (Can I figure out what this is?)
Joy #6    Collecting (Keep lists of what I’ve seen)
Joy #7    Unicorn effect (I am familiar with a bird, but have never seen it in real life.  It has a mythological status… and then one day there it is.  For Real.  Live.)

Another good quote:
When birding… “The world seems more magical rather than less.”

I cannot wait to get underwater again!

Note: Chris Cooper is the same person involved in the 5/25/20 incident:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park_birdwatching_incident